The look of natural bodybuilding and less on the hardcore look is what Muscular Development stands for. With everything geared towards the natural look, it continues to attack steroids, drugs, etc. On the cover is American Gladiators Shelley Beattie.

Muscular Development, owned by Twinlab, is another serious bodybuilder magazine that concentrates on natural bodybuilding, but also covers fitness and health related items. They pride themselves on giving its readers extensive coverage on the cutting edge of training, diet and nutrition articles. It also has great pictures of bodybuilders, and makes for enjoyable reading.

January 1998 Table of Contents

Volume 35, Number 1

Natural Training

AS I SEE ITShould we drug test?

KINESIOLOGY:Wide stance bench squats for great gluteals

HEAVY DUTYNear death experiences

ASK THE LEGEND: STEVE REEVES Q&ASmall vs. Large muscles: Which to train first?